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Chapter 5 - Skill In Sport

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Flexed Biceps

Chapter 1 - Musculoskeletal Anatomy

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Woman Lifting Weights

Chapter 2 - Cardio-Respiratory Exercise Physiology

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Peanuts

Chapter 3 - Nutrition & Energy Systems

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Chart Increasing

Chapter 4 - Movement Analysis

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Bar-Chart

Chapter 6 - Measurement & evaluation of human performance

Chapter 7 - Training to optimize physiological performance

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Globe Showing Europe Africa

Chapter 8 - Environmental Factors & Performance

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Pill

Chapter 9 - Non-Nutritional Ergogenic Aids

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Chapter 10 - Individual Differences In Sport

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Fire

Chapter 11 - Motivation In Sport & Exercise

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Grimacing Face

Chapter 12 - Arousal, Anxiety & Performance

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Brain

Chapter 13 - Psychological Skills Training

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Downcast Face with Sweat

Chapter 14 - Overtraining, Stress & Burnout In Adolescent Athletes

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Stethoscope

Chapter 15 - Physical Activity & Health

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Red Apple

Chapter 16 - Nutrition For Sport & Exercise

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Chart Decreasing

Chapter 17 - Internal Assessment & Practical Work

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Writing Hand

Chapter 18 - Perparing For Your Exams 

<ul>
	<li>Skills are important for day-to-day living. We learn them from a young age.</li>
	<li>Examples of simple skills: walking, lifting an object.</li>
	<li>Examples of complex skills: swimming, driving a car.</li>
	<li>Complex skills require practice to master.</li>
</ul>

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	<li>Definition of Skill: A specific action or level of performance that has been learned and has a predetermined outcome or goal. It is not an action that a person can just naturally do; it is not moving for the sake of moving.</li>
	<li>Example: Swinging your legs on a park bench isn&#39;t a skill, but riding your bike to get to the park is.</li>
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	<li>Goal-oriented: Skills are used to achieve an end result. For example, typing a letter or scoring a goal in soccer.</li>
	<li>Maximum certainty: The skill achieves the performance goal with high reliability. For example, maintaining balance while riding a bike or making 90% of shots in basketball.</li>
	<li>Minimum energy: The skill achieves the goal with the least amount of effort. For example, steering a car, staying streamlined in the water during a freestyle race, or skiing parallel down the slope.</li>
	<li>Learned through practice: Skills require experience, repetition, or feedback from a teacher or coach.</li>
</ul>

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	<li>Motor skill: Mostly about movement, requires little thinking. Example: weightlifting, sprint racing, wrestling.</li>
	<li>Cognitive skill: Mostly about thinking, less emphasis on movement. Example: playing chess. In soccer and field hockey, knowledge of rules, game objectives, and team tactics are cognitive.</li>
	<li>Perceptual skill: Reading the green in golf (assessing the type of surface, the run of the green, the distance of the ball from the hole, and other conditions) is a perceptual skill. Perceptual senses include vision, vestibular (balance), haptic (touch), and auditory. Another example is a rock climber assessing the rock face before a climb.</li>
	<li>Perceptual-motor skill: Involves interpretation of environmental stimuli and the motor response to this sensory information. They depend on high perceptual ability and are crucial in activities that require the performer to adapt to the environment. Example: dribbling with the ball in soccer to beat a defender.</li>
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<h3>Real-World Examples</h3>

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	<li>Motor skill: Think of a weightlifter at the Olympics, where the focus is on lifting the weight above their head with proper technique. This requires strength and precision, not much thinking.</li>
	<li>Cognitive skill: In a chess match, players think multiple moves ahead, strategizing and anticipating their opponent&#39;s moves. It&#39;s less about the movement of the pieces and more about thinking.</li>
	<li>Perceptual skill: Golfers read the green, considering the type of grass, the slope, and even the weather. They use their perceptual senses to make decisions on how to putt.</li>
	<li>Perceptual-motor skill: Soccer players dribble the ball past defenders. They have to interpret the defender&#39;s position, anticipate their actions, and decide how to move the ball accordingly. It involves both thinking and movement.</li>
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Remember, most sports involve a mix of these skills. Keep practicing, and you&#39;ll get better at them over time!

Unlock The Secrets Of Mastering Skills: From Basic To Complex

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Chapter 5 - Skill In Sport

Unlock The Secrets Of Mastering Skills: From Basic To Complex

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Introduction to skills

What is a skill?

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Chapter 5 - Skill In Sport

Unlock The Secrets Of Mastering Skills: From Basic To Complex

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Introduction to skills

What is a skill?

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